Octave Chanute Award

The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Inc. (AIAA) established the Octave Chanute Award named after Octave Chanute. Pilot(s) or test personnel that contributed to the advancement of the art, science, or technology of aeronautics received the Octave Chanute Award. The Octave Chanute Award was renamed the Chanute Flight Award in 1978 and discontinued by the AIAA in 2005. Starting in 2017, the Chanute Flight Award was re-established as the Chanute Flight Test Award. The Chanute Flight Test Award presentation occurs biennially (odd-numbered years) at the AIAA Aviation and Aeronautics Forum. The Chanute Flight Test Award is presented to recognize significant lifetime achievements in the advancement of the art, science, and technology of flight test engineering.

Self taught

Octave Chanute, 1832–1910, was born in France and became a naturalized American. He was a self-taught engineer. He designed the first railroad bridge over the Missouri River and the Union Stock Yards in Chicago (IL) as well as those in Kansas City (MO). Octave Chanute was a pioneer aeronautical engineer and experimenter, and was a friend and adviser to the Wright Brothers.

Aeronautical pioneer

Chanute waged a long campaign to encourage the invention of the airplane. He collected information from every possible source and gave it to anyone who asked. He published a compendium of aviation information in 1894. In 1896 he commissioned several aircraft to be built. The Katydid had multiple wings that could be attached variously about the fuselage for ease of experimentation. Chanute's biplane glider (1896) with "two arched wings held rigidly together by vertical struts and diagonal wire bracing" (the principle of the Pratt truss used in the railroad bridges which Chanute constructed) served as a prototype design for subsequent airplanes.

Chanute Flight Test Award recipients

1939 Edmund T. Allen, Boeing engineer and test pilot
1940 Howard Hughes, engineer and test pilot
1941 Melvin N. Gough, NACA engineer, test pilot
1942 A. L. MacClain, Pratt & Whitney test pilot
1943 William H. McAvoy, NACA engineer, test pilot
1944 Benjamin S. Kelsey, U.S. Army Air Force engineer, test pilot
1945 Robert T. Lamson, Boeing test pilot
1945 Albert "Elliot" Merrill, Boeing test pilot
1946 Captain Ernest A Cutrell, American Airlines test pilot
1947 Lawrence A. Clousing, NACA engineer and test pilot
1948 Herbert H. Hoover, NACA test pilot
1949 Vice Admiral Frederick M. Trapnell, United States Navy pioneering naval aviator and test pilot
1950 Captain Donald B. MacDiarmid, United States Coast Guard naval aviator
1951 Major General Marion E. Carl, United States Marine Corps naval aviator and test pilot
1952 John C. Seal, Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory test pilot
1953 William B. Bridgeman, Douglas Aircraft Company test pilot
1954 George E. Cooper, NACA engineer and test pilot
1955 Major General Albert Boyd, United States Air Force test pilot
1956 Alvin M. Johnston, Boeing test pilot
1957 Brigadier General Frank Kendall Everest Jr., United States Air Force test pilot
1958 Albert Scott Crossfield, North American Aviation engineer and test pilot
1959 John P. Reeder, NASA, engineer and test pilot
1960 Dr. Joseph P. Tymczyszyn, Federal Aviation Administration engineer and test pilot
1961 Joseph A. Walker, NASA engineer and test pilot
1962 Neil A. Armstrong, NASA engineer and test pilot
1963 Captain Edward J. Bechtold, Eastern Air Lines pilot
1964 Robert C. Innis, NASA engineer and test pilot
1964 Fred J Drinkwater, NASA engineer and test pilot
1965 Alvin S. White, North American Aviation engineer and test pilot
1966 John L. Swigert, North American Aviation engineer and test pilot
1966 Donald F. McCusker, North American Aviation engineer and test pilot
1967 Milton O. Thompson, NASA, engineer and test pilot
1968 Colonel William J. Knight, United States Air Force engineer and test pilot
1969 William C. Park, Lockheed test pilot
1970 Colonel Jerauld R. Gentry United States Air Force engineer and test pilot
1971 William M. Magruder, Federal Aviation Administration program manager, engineer, and test pilot
1972 Donald R. Segner, Lockheed engineer and test pilot
1973 Major General Cecil W. Powell, United States Air Force engineer and test pilot
1974 Lt. Colonel Charles A. Sewell, Grumman engineer and test pilot
1975 Captain Alan L. Bean, NASA, engineer and astronaut
1975 Colonel Jack R. Lousma, NASA, engineer and astronaut
1975 Dr. Owen K. Garriott, NASA, engineer and astronaut
1976 Lt. General Thomas P. Stafford, United States Air Force engineer and astronaut
1978 Tommie D. Benefield, North American Rockwell engineer and test pilot
1979 Colonel Austin J. Bailey
1981 Raymond L. McPherson, Boeing test pilot
1983 S. L Wallick, Jr., Boeing engineer and test pilot
1986 George R. Jansen, Douglas Aircraft Company test pilot.
1988 Russell C. Larson, NASA engineer and pilot
1990 William G Schweikhard, University of Kansas
1992 Robert A. Hoover, Evergreen International test pilot
1994 Richard Abrams, Lockheed executive
1996 Edward T Schneider, NASA, engineer and test pilot
1998 Harold C Farley, Lockheed, engineer and test pilot
2002 Mike Carriker, Boeing engineer and test pilot
2017 William R. Gray, United States Air Force engineer and test pilot
2019 David W. Minto
2022 Rogers E. Smith, SR-71 Pilot and Test Pilot

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 "Chanute Flight Test Award Recipients". AIAA. American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
↑ "NACA Delegation Leaves to Attend Research Session". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. January 24, 1940. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Big Airliner Begins Ground Trials and Behaves Well for Test Pilot". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. February 27, 1940. p. 3A – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Hughes Get Aerial Award". The Eagle. Bryan, Texas. Associated Press. May 30, 1940. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Test Pilot Wins Scientific Award". The Evening Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. December 17, 1941. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Glenn L. Martin Donates Part of Fortune for Air Research". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. Associated Press. January 27, 1943. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "W. H. M'Avoy Gets Chanute Aero Award". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. January 19, 1944. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
1 2 "Test Pilots Given Awards". Spokane Chronicle. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. January 23, 1946. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Airlines Pilot Receives Award". Harrisburg Telegraph. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. February 18, 1947. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "First Speed Pilot is Honored Last: With Topmost Award". Arizona Daily Star. Tucson, Arizona. February 3, 1948. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ Fulgham, Matt (July 15, 1948). "Chanute Award Winner Cites Misconceptions on Test Pilot's Work". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Future Long Way Off for Atomic Peace Use". The Indiana Gazette. Indiana, Pennsylvania. Associated Press. July 25, 1949. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Scientists Addressed by Air Force General". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. July 14, 1950. p. 2-1 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Award Won by Hubbard Flier". The Capital Journal. Salem, Oregon. June 25, 1951. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Aviation Award Winners Named". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. July 17, 1952. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Name Winners of Air Awards". Sioux City Journal. Sioux City, Iowa. July 13, 1953. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ Stayman, Bob (June 21, 1954). "Los Angeles Center of Attraction". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Cincinnati, Ohio. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Selected". The Daily Inter Lake. Kalispell, Montana. June 22, 1955. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Boeing Pilot Wins Award". Spokane Chronicle. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. June 14, 1956. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "'Guinea Pig' Award Won by Test Pilot-Engineer". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. July 11, 1958. pp. 1–6 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "John Reeder Wins '59 Chanute Award". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. June 20, 1959. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Test Pilot Gets Aviation Award". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. August 7, 1960. p. R14 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Octave Chanute Award to Test Pilot J. Walker". The Lincoln Star. Lincoln, Nebraska. UPI. June 2, 1961. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "X-15 Pilot to Receive Award". The Akron Beacon Journal. Akron, Ohio. Associated Press. June 13, 1962. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
1 2 "Astronauts Honored at LA Air Banquet". Santa Maria Times. Santa Maria, California. UPI. June 29, 1966. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "William J. Knight". X-15 Biographies. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
↑ "Grissom Named for Posthumous Award". The Bedford Daily-Times Mail. Bedford, Indiana. Associated Press. March 23, 1968. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Swift Aircraft". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. Honolulu, Hawaii. March 25, 1969. p. A14 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "AF Officers Reap Awards". Take-off. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. AFNS. April 24, 1970. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Astronauts to Get Top Award at Arizona Conference". Tucson Daily Citizen. Tucson, Arizona. UPI. March 5, 1971. p. 31 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Raymond 'Ray' L. McPherson 1920 -2010". TEST & RESEARCH PILOTS, FLIGHT TEST ENGINEERS. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
↑ "Lew Wallick, Boeing's former chief test pilot, dies at 85". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
↑ "Hoover, Robert "Bob"". The National Aviation Hall of Fame. NAHF. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
↑ "Richard (Dick) Abrams; Lockheed Executive". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 9 December 2018.

External links

Western Society of Engineers
Octave Chanute—A champion of aviation
Locomotive to Aeromotive – Octave Chanute and the Transportation Revolution, by Simine Short. University of Illinois Press (August 2011)

[AIAA-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 "Chanute Flight Test Award Recipients". AIAA. American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Retrieved 9 December 2018.

[2] "NACA Delegation Leaves to Attend Research Session". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. January 24, 1940. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.

[3] "Big Airliner Begins Ground Trials and Behaves Well for Test Pilot". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. February 27, 1940. p. 3A – via Newspapers.com.

[4] "Hughes Get Aerial Award". The Eagle. Bryan, Texas. Associated Press. May 30, 1940. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.

[5] "Test Pilot Wins Scientific Award". The Evening Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. December 17, 1941. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.

[6] "Glenn L. Martin Donates Part of Fortune for Air Research". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. Associated Press. January 27, 1943. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.

[7] "W. H. M'Avoy Gets Chanute Aero Award". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. January 19, 1944. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.

[oca45-8] 1 2 "Test Pilots Given Awards". Spokane Chronicle. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. January 23, 1946. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.

[9] "Airlines Pilot Receives Award". Harrisburg Telegraph. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. February 18, 1947. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.

[10] "First Speed Pilot is Honored Last: With Topmost Award". Arizona Daily Star. Tucson, Arizona. February 3, 1948. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.

[11] Fulgham, Matt (July 15, 1948). "Chanute Award Winner Cites Misconceptions on Test Pilot's Work". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.

[12] "Future Long Way Off for Atomic Peace Use". The Indiana Gazette. Indiana, Pennsylvania. Associated Press. July 25, 1949. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.

[13] "Scientists Addressed by Air Force General". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. July 14, 1950. p. 2-1 – via Newspapers.com.

[14] "Award Won by Hubbard Flier". The Capital Journal. Salem, Oregon. June 25, 1951. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.

[15] "Aviation Award Winners Named". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. July 17, 1952. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.

[16] "Name Winners of Air Awards". Sioux City Journal. Sioux City, Iowa. July 13, 1953. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.

[17] Stayman, Bob (June 21, 1954). "Los Angeles Center of Attraction". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Cincinnati, Ohio. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.

[18] "Selected". The Daily Inter Lake. Kalispell, Montana. June 22, 1955. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.

[19] "Boeing Pilot Wins Award". Spokane Chronicle. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. June 14, 1956. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.

[20] "'Guinea Pig' Award Won by Test Pilot-Engineer". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. July 11, 1958. pp. 1–6 – via Newspapers.com.

[21] "John Reeder Wins '59 Chanute Award". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. June 20, 1959. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.

[22] "Test Pilot Gets Aviation Award". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. August 7, 1960. p. R14 – via Newspapers.com.

[23] "Octave Chanute Award to Test Pilot J. Walker". The Lincoln Star. Lincoln, Nebraska. UPI. June 2, 1961. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.

[24] "X-15 Pilot to Receive Award". The Akron Beacon Journal. Akron, Ohio. Associated Press. June 13, 1962. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.

[oca66-25] 1 2 "Astronauts Honored at LA Air Banquet". Santa Maria Times. Santa Maria, California. UPI. June 29, 1966. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.

[Knight-26] "William J. Knight". X-15 Biographies. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Retrieved 9 December 2018.

[27] "Grissom Named for Posthumous Award". The Bedford Daily-Times Mail. Bedford, Indiana. Associated Press. March 23, 1968. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.

[28] "Swift Aircraft". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. Honolulu, Hawaii. March 25, 1969. p. A14 – via Newspapers.com.

[29] "AF Officers Reap Awards". Take-off. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. AFNS. April 24, 1970. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.

[30] "Astronauts to Get Top Award at Arizona Conference". Tucson Daily Citizen. Tucson, Arizona. UPI. March 5, 1971. p. 31 – via Newspapers.com.

[McPherson-31] "Raymond 'Ray' L. McPherson 1920 -2010". TEST & RESEARCH PILOTS, FLIGHT TEST ENGINEERS. Retrieved 9 December 2018.

[Wallick-32] "Lew Wallick, Boeing's former chief test pilot, dies at 85". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 9 December 2018.

[Hoover-33] "Hoover, Robert "Bob"". The National Aviation Hall of Fame. NAHF. Retrieved 9 December 2018.

[Abrams-34] "Richard (Dick) Abrams; Lockheed Executive". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 9 December 2018.